To Joseph Booth
July 5, 1905.
Y o u p ut in a c o n d i t i on for the r i g ht of a people to c o n t r ol
their o wn affairs as wh en f a i r ly able to do so. This opens a door
for an excuse for the strong to interfere w i t h the weak. W h y
should any people have any r i g ht to subject another people?
E v e ry people have their r i g ht to enjoy their o wn and to c o n t r ol
their o wn affairs in the way they best can. T he d u ty of the more
c ivi l i z ed is n ot to subject and plunder the less c ivi l i z ed, b ut to
guide, help, and u p l i ft them w i t h o ut d e p r i v i ng them of their
independence
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